Wednesday, May 20, 2009

...with Lorac summer makeup at Sephora. Hmm. Need to put in order online quick. Sephora is one of my favorite stores to purchase items online because you get three free samples with your order. Go to Sephora for more information.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

If you are looking for a true culinary legend to read about, look no further. Julia Child's, My Life in France, is an intimate and joie de vive look at her start in the world of french cooking. I picked up the book on cd on a whim at the library and enjoyed the book.

I mean. I loved it. I ate, slept, and thought about Julia and how I was wrong about my perception of her. Child's love for french food started a revival in America's kitchens. During her time in France, Child and her husband, Paul, a US government employee became obsessed (yes, you will want to eat, eat, after reading this book) with french cooking. Child enrolled at the Cordon Bleu and endeavoured to bring french cooking to America via her cookbooks and later on her public television show in Boston.

She was a scientist. She was a tall woman with a loud laugh who loved life and the proper way to do everything. She would work on a single recipe for weeks at a time to make a precise and scientific account of the ingredients, what work and what doesn't work in a recipe, and how to make a french recipe using American ingredients. I mean, this woman made mayonnaise for like months at a time to get the perfect mayonnaise recipe! She was also known for printing the first way to cook french bread in an American kitchen, before the only way to do it was to use a baker's oven.

Now I want her cookbooks. If you want a classic read get the book, but the book on CD will bring the story alive for you and help with the french words.

Sophia laughing at 5 months We got to dedicate little Sophia on Mother's Day last weekend. Whoo. There was a lot of things going on last weekend including, Mother's Day, Sophia's dedication and our 6th anniversary. Yeah!

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Ava and Ty shivering. Ty and Ava have been little buddies since they were 4-months old.

Brandon and Ava in the pool together.

Ava waiting for her turn to swim with Katie, the instructor.

Ava splashing.

Ava and Sophia are taking swim lessons this spring with Tate and Ty, our little buddies. Shannen got som really great photos of Ava at her swim class last Saturday. She is in level 4 with Ty and has been taking them since she was little. She enjoys blowing bubbles in the water, kicking and splashing. She does not like being cold when they have to sit on the side of the pool and wait for the instructor. Brandon has been taking her to a lot of the classes. She has two more and then she is done! She will probably be in this class for a couple more times as they want the kids to become more independant.